Riku began moving forward, slowly scanning the trees. "While there have been no reports of the Hinode Mystery Bird attacking people," he continued narrating for the camera, "some people speculate that some property damage might have been caused by it. And if this is an actual animal, it's obviously had to eat something. Given that this is a bird sanctuary, it might be preying on the residents. If those are too small... well, I'll be looking into missing dogs and cats in the area when I get home tonight."

The area was beautiful. Though the wildife was winding down for the night he could hear plenty of birds singing before the sun went down. "I'll have to come back here when I'm not looking for anything," he commented. "Bring a bento, do some sightseeing, maybe get a souvenir or two." Riku cleared his throat. "Back on topic: evidence points to this being connected to certain other phenomena I've looked into, including the Silver Kitsune sightings and the reports of haunted jack o'lanterns.

"On a note that may or may not be related, it feels like something or someone's been watching me for a while." Riku continued slowly sweeping the GoCam over the trees. "Maybe I've been at this too long, imagining ghosts and monsters and urban legends like Hanako-san..."